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    Thanks for this Vol. It fills in a few details about Smith of which I was unaware.
    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Smith and Cochrane were most colorful characters. I'm sure they were the inspiration for much of the fiction covering the period.

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    Admiral of the Fleet.
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    I concur Vol. I can see similarities in many of the books that I have read to actions and escapades by both men, often not too heavily disguised either.
    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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